Orascom in the running to construct Saudi sewage treatment plant

Orascom has been prequalified to bid for the construction of an independent sewage treatment plant in Saudi Arabia, TradeArabia reports. The plant, close to Taif in Mecca, will boast a total treatment capacity of up to 270,000 cbm per day once completed, officials from Saudi Arabia’s Water & Electricity Company (WEC) have said. Nine other global industry heavyweights, including France's Suez and Korea's Samsung Engineering, have also been prequalified for the project.